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Lee's Summit North Fall Face-Off
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Lee’s Summit North High School 901 NE Douglas St. Lee’s Summit, MO 64086
Dear NSDA Squads and Coaches,
The LSN National Speech and Debate Association would like to invite you and your squad to the Lee's Summit Fall Invitational on November 6 & 7, 2026, at Lee's Summit North High School, where we will host the varsity competition this year. We will be co-hosting this year with Lee’s Summit West High School, where the novice competition will take place. This is an MSHSAA-sanctioned event, but we are currently awaiting permission from the state to allow for out-of-state entries. For the time being, however, we will accept all entries. We are also proud to announce that we are a NIETOC bid tournament this year. We will also be using Speechwire for entering the tournament, so proceed to Speechwire.com to enter your team. We have provided an invoice form which you can fill out to remit payment from your district LSN will be hosting champ policy debate, regular policy debate, champ Lincoln-Douglas debate, regular Lincoln-Douglas debate, champ public forum debate, and regular public forum debate. We will also host US extemp, international extemp, oratory, humorous interpretation, dramatic interpretation, prose/poetry reading, program oral interpretation, duo interpretation, congressional debate, storytelling, and informative speaking. In an effort to provide maximum opportunities for competition, we also ask that each school provide ONE judge each day. LSN will provide Wi-Fi access, but we do not guarantee that Wi-Fi connections will work perfectly, and we cannot guarantee power sources for students using electronic devices. Students using electronic devices in classrooms may not unplug any electronic device to utilize an electrical outlet. Direct any questions to Ben Jewell at (816) 694-9402 (Ben’s cell), or Kate Sweeney at (816) 401-0909 (Kate’s cell), or email Ben at ben.jewell@lsr7.net, or email Kate at kate.sweeney@lsr7.net. Please enter at speechwire.com We would like to grant schools as many extras as possible, but due to space limitations, entries will be granted on a first-come, first-served basis. The deadline for entries is Wednesday, October 28. Confirmations will be emailed by Sunday, November 1. Sincerely,
Ben Jewell Kate Sweeney Director of Debate Director of Competitive Drama
Lee's Summit North Varsity Tournament Schedule Friday, November 6 2:40 pm registration 3:00 pm extemp draw for round 1 3:30 pm session 1 of congress 3:30 pm round 1 of individual events 4:30 pm extemp draw for round 2 5:00 pm session 2 of congress 5:00 pm round 2 of individual events 6:30 pm round 1 debate 8:00 pm round 2 debate Saturday, November 7 7:00-7:30 am re-registration (if necessary for drops) 7:30 am extemp draw for semi-finals 8:00 am semi-finals of ie’s (session 1 of Super Session) 9:30 am round 3 of debate 11:00 am round 4 of debate 12:30 pm extemp draw for finals 1:00 pm finals of ie’s (session 2 of Super Session) 2:30 pm quarterfinals of debate 4:00 pm awards assembly 4:30 pm (or ASAP) semifinals of debate 5:30 pm (or ASAP) finals of PF & LD 6:00 pm (or ASAP) finals of Policy
General Rules, Regulations & Tournament Norms 1. Students may enter up to two individual events plus a debate. Congress contestants may only enter congress plus debate. 2. Each school must supply a qualified school judge for each day their school competes. 3. Each coach is responsible for seeing that his or her students get to their rounds on time. 4. Entry fees are $8.00 per event. 5. Awards will be given to the finalists in all individual events and student congress. Awards will be given to all debaters breaking to quarterfinals and beyond. Sweepstakes awards will be given for overall sweeps, debate sweeps, and individual event sweeps. 6. A hospitality room for coaches, judges, and bus drivers will be provided on both days of the tournament with complimentary refreshments served on both days. 7. A concession stand will be available for the competitors on both days. 8. The tab room and extemp draw will be in the Library Media Center. 9. Sweepstakes points will be earned in the following manner: Only the two best entries in each event will earn points for a school in sweeps. Individual Events Debate Qualify for finals 10 pts. Preliminary win 5 pts. Third place 15 pts. Qualify for quarters 20 pts. Second place 20 pts. Tiebreakers will be based on Quarterfinal wins First place 25 pts. 10. All entries must be received by October 23, 2024. 11. All LSN building policies will be enforced at all times. Please keep all food and beverages OFF the carpeted areas. Your cooperation is most appreciated. 12. Any competitor who violates building policy regarding alcohol, tobacco, or other drugs will be immediately disqualified from the tournament.
Rules For Individual Events
Extemporaneous Speaking- Topics will be drawn from current events. Contestants will draw three topics, select one, and have thirty minutes to prepare a seven-minute (maximum) speech. All MSHSAA and NSDA rules and standards apply.
Original Oratory- All orations must be the original work of the contestant. Orations have a ten-minute maximum limit and delivery must be from memory. No more than 150 quoted words can be used. All MSHSAA and NSDA rules and standards apply.
Dramatic and Humorous Interpretation- Selections should be ten minutes or less in length, and must be published and possess literary merit. No props or costumes are permitted. The presentation must be memorized. All MSHSAA and NSDA rules and standards apply.
Duo Interpretation- Selections should be ten minutes or less in length, and must be published and possess literary merit. No props or costumes are permitted. The presentation must be memorized. All MSHSAA and NSDA rules and standards apply.
Prose/Poetry Reading- Maximum length is eight minutes. Either prose or poetry selections may enter. The selections must be from a published source and read from a script. All MSHSAA rules and standards apply.
Storytelling- Selections should be eight minutes in length, taken from children’s literature, and performed while seated. All MSHSAA rules and standards apply.
Program Oral Interpretation- Thematically linked selections should be chosen from two or three genres: prose, poetry, and drama (plays). At least two pieces of literature that represent at least two separate genres must be used. All selections must be verbally identified by title and author. Competitors are encouraged to devote approximately equal time to each of the genres used in the program. Selections should be ten minutes or less in length. The use of a manuscript is required. The intact manuscript may be used by the contestant as a prop, so long as it remains in the contestant's control at all times. No costumes or props other than the manuscript are permitted. The contestant must address the script; however, introduction and transitional material may be memorized. All NSDA rules and standards apply.
Informative Speaking- an original speech designed to explain, define, describe, or illustrate a particular subject. The general purpose of the speech is for the audience to gain understanding and/or knowledge of a topic. Any other purpose, such as to entertain or to convince, shall be secondary. The use of audio-visual aids is optional. The time limit is 10 minutes. Audio/visual aids may or may not be used to supplement and reinforce the message. During the presentation, no electronic equipment is permitted. The use of live animals or any additional people as visual aids is not allowed during the speech. Items of dress put on and removed during the course of the presentation are considered costumes and may not be part of the contestant’s presentation. Expedient setup and takedown of visual aids is expected. All NSDA rules and standards apply.
Rules for Lincoln-Douglas Debate 1. All NSDA/MSHSAA rules apply. 2. Time limits will be 6-3-7-3-4-6-3, with a four-minute block of prep time. 3. At the end of preliminaries, the top eight entries will advance to quarterfinals. Determining which entries will go on will be based on these determinants, in this order: win-loss record, opposition loss, opposition record, opposition-opposition record. 4. The topic for debate shall be the November/December NSDA resolution. 5. Rounds 3 & 4 shall be power-matched based on the records from rounds 1 & 2. Rules For Policy Debate 1. All NSDA/MSHSAA rules apply. 2. Mavericks may be allowed in the case of an emergency if deemed appropriate by the tournament chairs, but mavericks may NOT advance. 3. A team that is more than ten minutes late to a round, through no fault of the tournament, shall forfeit. 4. Debate will be cross-examination style with all rounds being 8-3-5 time limits. 5. An eight-minute block of prep time will be allowed. 6. At the end of preliminaries, the top eight entries will advance to quarterfinals. Determining which entries will go on will be based on these determinants, in this order: win-loss record, opposition loss, speaker points, opposition record, and opposition-opposition record. 7. The 2026-2027 NSDA debate resolution will be debated. 8. Rounds 3 & 4 shall be power matched based on the records from rounds 1 & 2. Rules for Public Forum Debate 1. All NSDA/MSHSAA rules apply. 2. At the end of preliminaries, the top eight entries will advance to quarterfinals. Determining which entries will go on will be based on these determinants, in this order: win-loss record, opposition loss, speaker points, total opposition record, opposition-opposition record. 3. The sides for each team, pro or con, will be determined by a coin toss. The winner of the coin toss may choose either side or speaker position. 4. Cross-fires will be delivered standing and facing the judge. Grand crossfires will be delivered seated. 6. Time limits will be 4-4-3-4-4-3-3-3-3-2-2 with 3 minutes of prep per team per round. 7. Rounds 3 & 4 shall be power-matched based on the records from rounds 1 & 2. 8. The November NSDA public forum resolution will be the topic. Rules for Congressional Debate 1. Students who enter congressional debate may not enter any other individual event. 2. The chamber will elect a presiding officer for each round. A coach or other sponsor will be asked to serve as parliamentarian. Additional scorers will be assigned from the judging pool. 3. Each scorer will rank speeches 1-8, with 8 as the highest quality. 4. NSDA ranking will be used. The top eight speakers shall be ranked by all judges, with all other competitors receiving a 9. The lowest cumulative scores will advance to super session. The number who advance to super session will be determined by the tournament chair. 5. Parliamentarians will be directed to strongly discourage suspension of rules. 6. All NSDA rules and standards apply--see the latest edition of the Congressional Debate Manual at speechanddebate.org. 7. Legislation for all sessions will come from the NSDA October legislation docket available at speechanddebate.org, which will also be forwarded with this invitation.
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